DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings have signed right wing Chris Conner to a one-year, two-way contract.

Conner, 27, had seven goals, nine assists and 10 penalty minutes in 60 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins last season. He appeared in all seven games of the Penguins' first-round playoff loss to Tampa Bay, picking up one point (a goal).

Conner will compete for a spot in training camp, but the team already
has 13 forwards on one-way deals and a 14th, Cory Emmerton, who must
clear waivers to be sent back to Grand Rapids. So Conner likely will
start the season with the Griffins.

The 5-foot-8, 180-pound Westland native has 16 goals, 24 assists and 30 penalty minutes in 139 games over parts of five NHL seasons with Dallas and Pittsburgh.

Conner scored the game-winning goal, on a penalty shot against Joey MacDonald, in the Penguins' 4-1 win over the Red Wings on Jan. 18 at the Consol Energy Center.